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We have 35 years of experience in providing specialist care and support.

Quality care and support for people with learning and physical disabilities, brain injuries, autism and complex needs across the UK.

We provide specialist support for over 3,500 people with learning disabilities , autism , brain injuries and complex needs . Whether you are looking for support in your own home , supported living accommodation , a registered care home or out in the community, our specialist teams are here to help you.

Our commitment to quality is demonstrated by our sector-leading quality ratings. In England, 89%* of our registered locations are rated as Good or Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. 100%* of our Welsh and our Scottish registered locations are rated as overall compliant by the Care Inspectorate and Care Inspectorate Wales.

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Falling back in love with myself: Lauren’s journey of self-discovery after brain injury

Lauren is a person we support at Devonshire House, our specialist brain injury rehabilitation service in Manchester. She’s also living ...

• brain injury

Back on track – bravely navigating Mike’s health journey!

Injuries can stop us in our tracks. For most of us, they’re minor and we learn to adapt to them ...

• Equal opportunities
• learning disability
• person-centred care
• Specialist support

Oliver’s incredible journey to greater independence

Oliver is a person we support at Esmer House, our specialist Prader-Willi syndrome residential care home located in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. ...

• prader willi syndrome
• prader willi syndrome support
• residential care

Learning Disabilities Week 2024: Nurturing relationships for people with learning disabilities

Meaningful relationships foster a sense of happiness, security, and comfort, and they provide us with essential emotional support when we ...

Smashing misconceptions: “People with learning disabilities can’t work”

Alison and Danielle have lived at one of our supported living services in Wiltshire, for the last three years. During ...

Specialist Prader-Willi syndrome support empowers Martin’s independence!

Martin is a person we support at Mason House, our specialist Prader-Willi syndrome residential care home located in Retford, Nottinghamshire. ...

Sophie’s incredible complex care journey

Sophie recently celebrated a huge milestone birthday. She’s grown up to be a fun and sassy teenager who enjoys musical ...

• children's services
• children's complex care

Ollie’s second chance at life!

The sweet sound of a cello being tenderly played echoes through the halls of John Cabot House, our specialist brain ...

• active rehabilitation
• mental health
• slow stream rehabilitation

Darren’s journey to diabetes remission!

Darren is a person we support at Markham House, one of our specialist brain injury rehabilitation services in Nottinghamshire. He ...

• Brain injury rehabilitation
• clinical support
• long-term support

Specialist autism support boosts Stephen’s confidence

Stephen is a person we support with autism at Croft House, our specialist autism service in Leicestershire. Stephen is a ...

Enabling Tim to live a fulfilled life!

Meet Tim! Tim is an autistic person we support at our specialist autism support service, Northfield House, located in Taunton, ...

Specialist care helps Samira attend college!

Samira is a happy, intelligent young lady who is currently supported by our team at Children’s Complex Care. With a ...

Prader-Willi syndrome support transforms Charlotte’s life

Charlotte is a person we support at Mason House, one of our specialist Prader-Willi syndrome residential care homes in Nottingham. ...

• prader-willi syndrome

Assisting Jon in his journey to supported living services

Meet Jon Jon is a person we support at Northfield House, one of our residential care homes in Taunton, Somerset. ...

Helping Daniel achieve his goals!

Daniel is a person we support at Broadview, our residential care home in Hampshire. Broadview is a National Autistic Society ...

• autism support

Empowering Paul’s independence through person-centred care and support!

Paul is a person we support at Woodley House, one of our residential care homes in Nottingham. Woodley House offers ...

Supported living service helps Steven to grow his confidence!

Steven is an autistic person we support at our supported living service in Hartlepool. He is a remarkable individual, who ...

• supported living

Shona’s focusing on the future with specialist support.

Shona is a person we support at Ruddington View, one of our specialist behavioural support services in Nottinghamshire. Before joining ...

Specialist autism day centre helps Jenny live a fulfilled life!

Jenny is a person we support at BROCS, our specialist autism day centre in Wakefield. BROCS is a National Autistic ...

Simon’s independence grows with specialist brain injury support from Maeres House!

Simon is a person we support at Maeres House, one of our specialist brain injury support services located in Widnes. ...

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Empowering Wendy’s quality of life at Maeres House!

Wendy was 28 when she found out she was expecting her first child. Like any mum-to-be, she was over the ...

Emma‘s health improves with specialist support from BROCS!

Emma is an autistic person we’ve supported at our specialist adult day service, BROCS, since 2006.  Located in Wakefield, BROCS ...

• community support

Specialist autism support helps Rebecca rediscover her passions!

Rebecca is a person we support at our residential service 579 Maidstone Road. When she first joined us, Rebecca attended ...

Alistair’s thriving with our specialist autism and learning disability support!

Our supported living services offer high-quality care and support for people with autism, learning disabilities and associated complex needs.  In ...

Specialist support brings Thomas’ family together!

Angelman’s syndrome is a rare genetic condition affecting around just 1 in 12,000 people worldwide. When your own child is ...

Peter’s thriving with specialist brain injury rehabilitation support at Rugeley Road!

When someone suffers a brain injury, they can be left with a range of disabilities and additional needs. Whether the ...

Leia’s remarkable journey: from unknown diagnosis to specialist care

It’s a beautiful sunny day, the birds are singing and you’re at the park, playing and exploring as a family. ...

Transforming Nathan’s life with consistent support

Nathan’s journey Nathan is a person we support at Langley House, one of our specialist autism services in Somerset. He ...

Helping Hao Lin and his family navigate complex care

Most parents dream about having a healthy new-born baby and picture what life together will be like. For mum-to-be Jin ...

Katie joins the Voyage Care family!

Katie is a person we support at one of our supported living services. When she joined us in 2022, she ...

Teresa takes back control of her life!

For some people, food, (cooking and eating), is an exciting and enjoyable part of their day. For others, food is ...

• Prader-willi syndrome awareness month
• Prader-willi syndrome support

Jade’s transition from child services to adult services

Jade is a person we support at one of our supported living services. After receiving support at a children’s service ...

Paulina exceeds all expectations in her brain injury rehabilitation journey

Meet Paulina! Paulina is a person we support at Summerfield Court, one of our Headway accredited brain injury rehabilitation services ...

Neils completes his rehab journey!

Meet Neils! Neils is a person we support at our brain injury rehabilitation care home, Rossendale Road. In February 2021, ...

Claire achieves independence as she moves into her own bungalow!

Meet Claire! Claire is a person we support at Landau Lodge, one of our residential services in Yorkshire. She enjoys ...

• prader willi support
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Margaret’s story: Managing a learning disability with anxiety

Meet Margaret! Margaret is a person we support at Treddinoch, our residential care home in Falkirk, Scotland. She has been ...

A story of success! Meet Michael, our published author

Meet Michael! Michael is a person we support at Welby Close, a residential care home located in Kent. He has ...

Rebuilding Nicola’s confidence

Meet Nicola! Nicola is an autistic person we support at Dudley Street, one of our National Autistic Society (NAS) accredited ...

Irene’s story: Back in the community

Meet Irene! Irene is an individual we support at one of our supported living services in Dumfries, Scotland. With the ...

Rob thrives in supported living

Rob is a person we support at one of our supported living properties in Liverpool. He is incredibly sociable, enjoys ...

Revisiting David’s wellbeing and mental health journey

Looking back Nearly a year ago, we spoke to David, a 56-year-old friendly individual with a learning disability, diabetes and ...

Using person-centred care to improve Andy’s mental wellbeing

Meet Andy! Andy is 57 years old and has been living in our residential care home, Orchard Leigh, for over ...

• orchard leigh

How life at Oaklands helps Ryan to live an independent life!

Meet Ryan! Ryan lives at Oaklands, one of our adult residential care homes in Theale, Reading. Before moving to Oaklands, ...

Nothing will stop Matthew from having a smile on his face

Meet Matthew In 2009 Matthew’s* life turned upside down when he was cycling back from his girlfriend’s house and became ...

Helping Helen to expand her horizons!

When the residential care home where Helen* lived closed, she began a transition to Hunters Lodge, our residential care home ...

Caring for Cleo’s complex care needs

Having a baby can be a magical experience. But for new parents Jess and Charlie, it has also been the ...

• care at home
• complex care

Getting to know Charlotte and her new ambitions

This week we spoke with Charlotte, a resident at Mandalay , our all-female residential care home in Essex. When we ...

The importance of a daily routine for Jessica

Jessica* is a person we support at our acquired brain injury residential care home, Carville Road, in Tyne and Wear. ...

Quality care for Jonathan and his family

Jonathan is 25 and has a variety of complex care needs including quadriplegic cerebral palsy, scoliosis and epilepsy. To enable ...

How The Laurels is the perfect fit for Lottie

This week we spoke to Lottie*, a person we support in Hampshire at our residential care home, The Laurels. When ...

• the laurels

Transition spotlight: Gwen moves out of county

Gwendolyn, age five, is supported by our Children’s Complex Care (CCC) team. She was born with spina bifida and vocal cord palsy. This means ...

Restoring David’s wellbeing and mental health

This week we spoke to David, a person we support at Cote House, our residential nursing care home in Wiltshire. ...

Developing a person-centred care plan for Megan

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Sean’s road to recovery and independence

Sean is a person we support at Devonshire House in Manchester. Devonshire House is our flagship brain injury rehabilitation service ...

Shirley’s new lease of life is helping her achieve her goals

Shirley lives at one of our supported living properties in Norfolk. She became unwell in November 2018. She was unable ...

Making friends at Mandalay

Meet Charlotte Charlotte is an autistic person we support who also has learning disabilities. As a young woman in her ...

Jack’s Sensory Paradise

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• sensory impairment

Brain injury support at Cedar Road

As part of Brain Injury Week we spoke to Susan Guest, Service Manager at 48 Cedar Road. This brain injury ...

• Brain injury awareness week
• Our approach

Adam continues to defy health barriers!

Adam is 22 years old. Like most young men his age, he loves watching his favourite football team and socialising ...

Helping Prodige to remain at home

12-year-old Prodige has complex care needs that mean he is vulnerable to everyday illnesses. As a result, he has spent ...

• focused healthcare

How Leah is keeping busy during lockdown!

Meet Leah, a 26-year-old artist with Down’s syndrome who lives in one of our supported living properties in Reading. We ...

Supporting Chris to live a happy and healthy life at Esmer House

Chris moved to Esmer House, our specialist Prader-Willi syndrome service in February 2020. Living with Prader-Willi syndrome Chris has Prader-Willi ...

• Esmer House

Tom’s transition to supported living during COVID-19

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Harry has found the right living accommodation at Lavender House!

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• Lavender House and Primrose Lodge
• residential care home vacancy

How Esmer House has changed Lauren’s life for the better

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How Wey House became Sam’s safe haven

Moving into a new home can be difficult. When Sam* moved into our specialist nursing care home, Wey House, in ...

Mary moved into supported living during COVID-19!

Sometimes moving to a new home can take time, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it makes it all worthwhile. ...

• covidsupport

James’ journey to independence!

James joined Westwood House, a residential care home in Wiltshire, in 2016 when he was just 19 years old. It ...

COVID-19 won’t stop these three friends moving into supported living!

Meet Emily, Emily and Leanne, the ladies who moved into one of our new supported living properties in Somerset mid-lockdown. ...

My Choice, My Voice – Helping Karen to become more independent

Meet Karen Karen lives at Heather House , one of our residential care homes in Tyne & Wear. She has learning ...

• heather house

The road to independence

When Westwood, our residential care home in Coventry, received an emergency referral for a new resident, they were working against ...

Supporting Josh to transition from hospital into his new home

Josh* had been in multiple residential care homes and supported living accommodation but nothing had worked out quite right. With ...

Shaun’s seaside stopover!

Since moving to residential care home, Westwood, in 2009, Shaun has been on quite the journey: from home bird to ...

Andrew’s exciting move during lockdown

Andrew is autistic, this means his routine and having regular people in his life is very important for him because ...

Ayesha’s life changing transition journey

Ayesha and her staff team decided that she needed a change. She was living at Spring Grove Road, another Voyage ...

• Longmore Road

Ross is learning independent living skills at home

Ross, who lives at Sonnet Court – one of our supported living properties, enjoys studying independent living skills at Totton ...

• independent living skills
• sonnet court

Brain injury support empowers Jason to never stop fighting!

Jason is a person we support at Woodlands, one of our specialist brain injury support services located in Middlesbrough. He’s ...

• acquired brain injury

Dave’s dedication to recovery

Dave joined us at John Cabot house in April 2017 after incurring a brain injury. Dave had bilateral neck injuries, ...

Life after brain injury

After sustaining a brain injury, Sharon joined us at Maeres House with the goal of becoming independent again. Her brain ...

On the road to recovery

Albert* transferred to Glasshouse from a rehabilitation centre in Derby. Albert* suffered a cardiac arrest whilst at home, he was ...

Helping Thomas overcome his fear of animals

Please note: all social activities and interactions mentioned in this piece took place prior to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. All ...

• AutismAwarenessWeek
• AutismAwarenessWeek2020

Relocation, relocation, relocation – for the better!

We support Matt* at one of our residential care homes in Somerset. Matt* has physical disabilities and needs full support ...

Small steps to a brighter future – Adam’s story

Adam*, an autistic person we support, first came to one of our services in the South East, in September 2017. ...

Scoring and soaring, above and beyond in quality!

Earlier this year we caught up with one of our care home managers, Kelly Barnard, about their recent quality audit ...

Staff bring Dan and his father back together, after a long 14 years

Dan*, a gentleman we support, unfortunately lost contact with his paternal family when he moved into one of our care ...

How an apprenticeship helped Kayleigh progress in her career

I am a senior support worker at Redmond House, I have always wanted to progress and develop my job role ...

60 seconds with an apprentice

Zofia is a support worker at Mimosa Lodge. She shares her story about taking the plunge and completing a diploma… ...

Moving on and moving in – just in time for the new year!

One of our residential care homes in Somerset supports up to 11 people. Our home is made up of three residential ...

What makes me proud of our Apprenticeship Programme

Rob Brady is the Director of People and Development at Voyage Care. He shares some of the things that make ...

The right path for Peter

  Peter became part of Voyage Care’s Young Apprenticeship Programme in October 2018. Since then he’s been at Dryad Spinney, ...

A day in the life of a VQ Assessor

The high quality of our apprenticeship’s rely heavily on the hard work of our VQ Assessors. But what exactly does ...

A small yet life-changing move for Sally

Sally* is a happy and thriving adult, whose independence and sociability is at a great level. But rewind to 2011, ...

On the home run for Darren

2017 was a life changing year for Darren*. A normal day in the summer quickly turned sour when an innocent ...

Daniel’s hard drive towards independence

Daniel moved to one of our specialist autism care homes in Portsmouth, in 2014. He’d always been keen to gain ...

Developing together: How the Elmsmead team have gone from good to fantastic

We caught up with Saskia, Service Manager at one of our autism specialist homes, Elmsmead, about the autism journey herself ...

“Staff don’t see limitations when they support me”

Tim* is one of the people we support at who lives in a supported living bungalow. After a year in ...

• cerebral palsy

Ruth’s career progression from nurse to manager

Why Voyage Care? I started my journey with Voyage Care over 24 years ago now and it was purely by ...

• staff and recruitment

Ann’s bus trip – How the team in Eastleigh have helped Ann face her challenges

About Ann* Ann* is a lady with a severe learning disability and autism who, at times, exhibits very challenging behaviour. ...

Stan’s adventurous day out

About Stan* Stan*is a gentleman with a severe learning disability and autism which includes a hypersensitivity to noise and issues ...

Making big improvements since the autism specialism to Reading services

Sarah, service manager at one of our Reading services, has shared the major improvements they’ve made at the home since ...

How the autism accreditation journey has changed Zavier’s life

Since starting their NAS autism accreditation journey, the team of staff and the people we support at a service in ...

First time flyer at Ling Crescent

Jackie and Helen are two people we support at Ling Crescent in Hampshire, one of our 33 specialist autism services ...

Service spotlight: Our Romford Services takes a walk in their residents’ shoes

One of our services in Romford is a residential care home that supports 6 people with learning disabilities, many of ...

Jack’s climbing the ladder to independence

We began supporting Jack* at one of our specialist brain injury rehabilitation services in the West Midlands, 9 years ago following ...

Chaos to calm – Tara’s Prader-Willi syndrome story

The words “blood test” were whispered between staff at our Uttoxeter services, who were carefully devising a way to make ...

• pws support

Onwards and upwards for Amy

Amy* was happy living at home with her mum but always said that she wanted to live more independently and ...

• volunteering

Evan – Timid to transformed in less than two years!

With a small audience of our staff and other people we support, Evan* tells a funny story in a way ...

• redbank house

Ant’s living a better life, thanks to our Scotland services

Ant*, who we support in Scotland, was previously supported by another provider up until early 2016 – and since then, ...

• autism awareness week

Rich’s journey to remember

Rich* suffered a brain injury in November 2015. It is believed the brain injury was a result of a fall ...

Sascha keeps progressing at Sadlers Place

In 2015, Sascha joined Voyage Care as a support worker at Sadlers Place in Walsall and since then her career ...

• recruitment
• support workers

“In this industry, you are constantly learning”

I’ve always wanted to work within care. When I completed my GCSE’s, I started a youth training scheme apprenticeship in ...

It was great to know that someone believed you had the potential

Chelsea Hennefer – Quality & Compliance Administrator I began working at Voyage Care in April 2014 in the accounts payable team. ...

This is the most supportive and caring company I have worked for

Beverley Malpass – Regulatory & Registrations Manager I have worked for Voyage Care for over 10 years. This is the ...

Sam is building on his skills for a bright future

Congratulations are in order for Sam*, who we support in Norfolk, as he is due to gain his level one ...

• east england

Enabling Harry to venture into the community

Harry* has a learning disability and took a tenancy at one of our supported living properties in Berkshire 18 months ...

Brian is overjoyed to be walking into his new home

Brian*, who lived at one of our homes in Merseyside, acquired his brain injury when he was involved in a ...

Successful transition: supported living in Wolverhampton

St Brides, our newly acquired supported living property in Wolverhampton, is home to eight people with learning disabilities and behaviours ...

• west midlands
• wolverhampton

Justin moves into his own flat

In 2012, Justin* was shot through the head and right eye while serving as a soldier in Afghanistan. He was ...

• rehabilitation

Kelly’s inspired by our autism specialism

Kelly Barnard, service manager at one of our services in Scarborough, supports one autistic person with extremely complex needs. After implementing ...

“We are over the moon with the changes in Samson”

Samson* is autistic and lives in one of our services in the West Midlands, which is working towards Autism Accreditation ...

How Michelle found new ways to communicate

Michelle* lives in one of our homes in Scarborough. She is autistic and has extremely complex needs as she is ...

How Liam’s family was reunited

Liam*, who lives at our one of our homes in Leicester, has made contact with his family in Gambia for ...

Aiding Connor to live in his own home

Connor*, who has learning disabilities, ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and fragile X syndrome, has been supported by Voyage Care ...

Nathan’s story

Nathan*, who lives at one of our homes in Southampton, was reaching a crisis point. He was getting drunk every ...

Transforming Sue’s way of life for the better

Sue* was diagnosed with learning disabilities along with epilepsy. She grew up living with her mum, dad and brother, Barry. ...

Kicking off Tom’s goal out in the community

Tom*, who lives in one of our residential care homes in Kent, has learning disabilities and autism. Tom’s* autism results ...

How Paul increased his independence

Paul* has learning disabilities, autism and complex needs and has lived in various residential homes and hospitals from a young ...

Aaron’s story

Aaron* currently lives at one of our homes in the North West. He has Korsakoff syndrome and paranoid schizophrenia. Before ...

Pat’s story

Pat* has moderate learning disabilities and a borderline personality disorder. She lives at one of our homes in Yorkshire. Eighteen months ...

Mike’s story

When Mike* was young, he dived into the sea from the beach and hit a sand bank. The accident left him ...

Meg’s story

A complex girl with an acquired brain injury Background Meg* is a girl that we have supported since June 2015. ...

Rachel’s story

INREACH support for a complex ventilated lady Background Rachel* was a sociable family lady who enjoyed life to the full, ...

How Bill’s negative experience ‘evolved’ for the better

Bill* has lived in the West Midlands for many years. He has a moderate learning disability and scoliosis of the ...

Supporting Drew on his adventure holiday

Drew* is living in one of our supported living services in Kent. He is non-verbal with a diagnosis of learning ...

• south east england

Martin’s story

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A step change in Andy’s recovery

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Our son, Wil

Our son Wil* moved into a Voyage Care residential home in Somerset 10 years ago, after finishing his education at ...

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New lease of family life for Valerie

Valerie* has learning disabilities and had been in care since she was three years old. She transitioned from a hospital ...

Aiding Arnie to reduce his anxiety

Arnie* is autistic and had high levels of challenging behaviour when he came to live at one of our homes. ...

• autistic spectrum conditions

How house rules made a happy home

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Holistic approach stopped Dean’s challenging behaviour

Dean* lives in a specialist supported living service. When he moved into his new home from a specialist school placement, ...

Rory* gets his first paid job

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Barry moves back into the community

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Murray’s amazing recovery

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Getting Danny* ready for college

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Finding a shared language with Sarah*

Sarah* is a selective mute and has limited methods of communication to express her needs and wishes. This left her ...

Finding Katie’s culinary flair

Katie lives with learning disabilities and Asperger’s Syndrome, an autistic spectrum condition. Katie likes to feel in control of her ...

• personal budget

Supporting Peter to overcome alcohol abuse

Peter has a brain injury due to childhood abuse and he was adopted as a child. He was very close ...

Moira’s move to supported living

Moira has learning disabilities and had always lived at home with her parents. Her behaviour was becoming increasingly difficult for ...

Ethan gets active at our day centre

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“I am very happy living with my friends”

Jeni* had lived with her parents until she was 47 years old. When her mother was taken ill and went ...

Bike crash left Owen in coma for 8 months

Owen* has made a miraculous recovery after a motor bike accident five years ago. From being in a coma for ...

Alcohol left Kim with brain injury

Kim* was already receiving community support to tackle her alcohol misuse when she was admitted to hospital with encephalopathy. Encephalopathy ...

Training on the job worked for Linda

I started working in care around five years ago, after seeing a close friend struggle to look after her son ...

“I would recommend it to anyone”

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“I love the work I do”

In my early 20’s, I worked for a local landscaping company in Scotland. The job was below minimum wage at ...

Helping Greg to eat well

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Sam made small changes for big results

Sam* had very limited independent living skills and relied heavily on support staff to maintain his home. Without the high ...

Joan’s journey

Joan’s* goal was to live independently again and return to fitness following a brain injury resulting from a cardiac arrest. ...

Sebastian uses music to tell his story

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Moving back home after a brain injury

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Meeting Tariq’s cultural needs

Tariq* is a practicing Muslim and he has a learning disability and autism. He is currently living in a shared ...

Helping Dylan to get back on his feet

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Moving on with Voyage Care – Andrea and Riley’s story

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Olivia and Lisa Blue Hair

Olivia* moved into a service in Sussex in April 2017. Prior to this she lived at home with her parents ...

Annie’s story

Annie* came to a Voyage Care service in West London after a difficult start to her life. Emotionally and sexually ...

Woodlands are Headway Accredited!

A Headway accreditation is a special achievement. Much like how we receive assessments and guidance from the CQC, Headway assessments ...

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Pet power: a unique approach to therapy in brain injury rehabilitation!

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Local MPs show support with visits to our specialist services

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Old friends connect for new beginnings at Lorenzo Drive

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Rolling out the pink carpet for the grand opening of Cleadon Court!

Last month, we celebrated the grand opening of the newest addition to our expanding brain injury rehabilitation portfolio. Rolling out ...

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Nomination deadline has been extended!

Due to the sheer amount of nominations we are still receiving each day, we have decided to extend the Voyage ...

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This inspection took place on 27 October 2015 and was an unannounced inspection.

This was the first inspection of the service since the provider changed their legal entity from Voyage 3 Limited to Voyage 1Limited in June 2014. Voyage 1 limited is the provider of a number of services throughout the country.

The home is situated close to Taunton town centre. Bridge House (Somerset) is registered to accommodate up to 11 people and it specialises in providing care and support to adults who have a learning disability. All bedrooms are for single occupancy and the home is staffed 24 hours a day.

When we visited there were nine people living at the home all of whom had lived there for many years. People had complex needs and communication difficulties associated with their learning disability. Because of this we were only able to have very limited conversations with people about their experiences. We therefore used our observations of care and our discussions with staff to help form our judgements.

There was a registered manager in post. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are ‘registered persons’. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.

The home was well-led by a registered manager who was passionate about enabling people to have a “happy, fulfilling and exciting life.” Staff demonstrated the same ethos. Staff spoke with great pride and compassion when they told us about the people who lived at the home. One member of staff said “It’s like they are part of my family. I really care about everyone here. All the staff do.” Another member of staff told us “I feel really proud about the way we support people here. This is their home and I just want people to have the best life possible. It’s all about always looking forward and looking for ways to continually improve people’s quality of life.”

People received care and support in accordance with their needs and preferences. Staff knew people well and they knew what was important to them. People appeared very comfortable and relaxed when staff interacted with them.

People saw health care professionals when they needed to. People’s health needs were monitored and staff implemented any recommendations made.

There were procedures in place to reduce risks to the people who lived at the home. Staff had received training and they knew how to recognise and report any signs of abuse. All were confident in reporting concerns and felt confident concerns would be taken seriously to make sure people were safe. Checks were made on prospective staff to make sure they were appropriate and safe to work with vulnerable people.

Staff knew how to make sure people’s legal and human rights were protected. They knew the procedures to follow where a person lacked the capacity to make certain decisions about their day to day lives or health care needs. This helped to ensure that decisions had been properly considered and agreed to be in the person’s best interests.

People needed staff to manage and administer their medicines. This was only carried out by senior staff that had been trained to do so. There were systems in place to make sure staff remained competent by observation of their practice and on-going training. People received their medicines when they needed them. Medicines were managed safely and stored securely.

People were supported to maintain relationships with the people who were important to them, such as friends and relatives. People were provided with opportunities for activities and social stimulation in accordance with their needs and preferences.

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Bridge House (Somerset)

2 Bridgwater Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2DS (01823) 334797

Provided and run by: Voyage 1 Limited

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Latest inspection: 7 February 2018 Report published: 23 February 2018

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• Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
• Caring for adults under 65 yrs
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Bridge House (Somerset) is run by Voyage 1 Limited

Mrs Zoe Louise Hancock Registered Manager

Mr Richard Adams Nominated Individual

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Bridge House (somerset) is a Care Home and a care at home (homecare) provider in Taunton and it is located at 2 Bridgwater Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2DS . Bridge House (somerset) is classified as Medium sized care home and has 11 beds . Bridge House (somerset) can be contacted at phone number . Services offered by Bridge House (somerset) are Care home with nursing, Care home without nursing, Homecare, Shared lives, Supported living services and more. Voyage 1 Limited is owner organisation for Bridge House (somerset). The local authority of Care Quality Commission for inspection etc. is Somerset and it has been rated as Good by CQC .

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2 Bridgwater Road, Taunton, South West TA1 2DS

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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rates every care home in England. Bridge House (Somerset) is currently rated as Good.

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